Heads-up on a flop of 3♥6♠6♦, Nacho Barbero bet 5,000 from the button and Jean-Noel Thorel called in the big blind.
The turn was the 9♣ and Barbero bet 15,000. Thorel again called to see the 10♣ river, where Barbero fired out 40,000. Thorel leaned back in his chair and tanked for a moment before folding.
"Show the queen-seven," Sean Winter said to Barbero.
"I don't have that," Barbero replied, returning his cards face down.
Mike Watson raised to 3,500 from under the gun, Vladimir Korzinin three-bet to 10,000 on the button and Watson called.
The J♦6♣8♠ flop saw Watson check-call a bet of 9,000 from Korzinin.
The 7♦ turn checked through to the 7♠ on the river. Watson took the lead for 10,000 and Korzinin made a swift call. Watson tabled K♣Q♣ for king high, while Korzinin claimed this pot with A♦Q♥ for ace high.
Jean-Noel Thorel raised to 3,500 on the button, Kayhan Mokri three-bet to 17,000 in the big blind, and Thorel called.
Mokri checked the 9♦5♦6♣ flop and Thorel bet 10,000. Mokri called and the 3♥ fell on the turn. Thorel then bet another 35,000 and Mokri again called.
Mokri checked once more on the 2♠ river and Thorel instantly tossed his cards away. Mokri showed him A♣A♠ as he took the pot.
Nacho Barbero limped in from the small blind, Steve O'Dwyer raised to 6,500 in the big blind, and Barbero called.
The flop came Q♦9♦6♥ and O'Dwyer bet 7,500. Barbero called and they both checked down the 8♠ turn.
Barbero led out for 12,000 on the 7♥ river and O'Dwyer snap-folded.
Nick Petrangelo raised to 3,500 from the hijack, Mike Watson called in the cutoff and Teun Mulder three-bet to 22,000 from the big blind. Petrangelo folded and Watson called.
The 5♣7♦9♦ flop checked through to the K♥ on the turn. Mulder fired a delayed continuation of 40,000 and Watson took his time before choosing to fold.
Nível: 3
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Last year at in Barcelona, France's Simon Wiciak defeated João Sydenstricker heads-up to win the EPT Main Event for €1,134,375.
Wiciak bested the field of 2,120 runners for the golden trophy, his first major live poker title, and the career-best seven-figure score.
The Frenchman struck a three-handed deal with Sydenstricker and Britain's Carl Shaw that flattened the payouts, and the trio played on for the trophy and an additional €108,975 in prize money.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (EUR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Wiciak | France | €1,134,375* |
| 2 | João Sydenstricker | Brazil | €1,048,550* |
| 3 | Carl Shaw | United Kingdom | €901,070* |
| 4 | Santiago Plante | Canada | €511,300 |
| 5 | Andre Akkari | Brazil | €393,300 |
| 6 | Ezequiel Waigel | Argentina | €302,500 |
| 7 | Curtis Knight | Canada | €232,700 |
| 8 | Robin Ylitalo | Sweden | €179,000 |
*Denotes three-way deal
Players are going on the first 20-minute break of the day.
Thomas Santerne raised to 3,000 from under the gun and Mike Watson called in the small blind.
Watson check-called a bet of 2,000 from Santerne on the 10♠10♥2♣ flop.
The 7♥ turn saw a repeat of the action, this time Santerne sized up to 12,000.
The J♥ river prompted Watson to play in flow. Santerne bet out 28,000 and Watson check-raised to 75,000. Santerne used several time bank cards before making the fold.
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